Deputy Room Leader

Overview

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Location:

Elephant Central, SE17 1EN

Salary:
Competitive, based on experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an experienced and passionate Early Years professional looking to take the next step in your career? Little Bears Nursery is seeking a dedicated Deputy Room Leader to join our nurturing and vibrant setting. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to support the daily running of our nursery while leading a room-based team to provide exceptional care and learning experiences for children.

You must be at least Level 3 qualified and experience in a similar role is essential, in this case specifically working with babies.

• Have a NVQ level 3 or above qualification in childcare
• Can be responsible for the day-to-day management of their room and encourage good practice by the staff team.
• Develop excellent written and verbal communication with parents.
• Observe each child’s progress and report on their achievements.
• Be a keyworker for a specified number of children.
• Plan a range of interesting and exciting activities to promote children’s development.
• Be responsible for creating a stimulating and attractive environment.
• Ensure that all required standards and ratios are always maintained within the room.
• Assist the nursery with the organisation of and attend parents’ meetings as required.
• Assist the preparation of the nursery for Ofsted inspections and action any recommendations made by the Inspector, in consultation with the Nursery Manager.

• We are a very friendly and supportive team
• We offer £1,000 new starter bonus (as per T&C’s)
• We operate an increased annual leave package with long service award, increasing with your length of service of up to 34 days (as per T&C’s)
• Your Birthday off work!
• Unlimited refer-a-friend bonus, up to £500 (as per T&Cs)
• We also do bi-annual performance bonuses
• You will have annual pay reviews and biannual performance bonus scheme
• We offer substantially discounted childcare
• Keep up to date with continued professional development and fully funded training
• There are rewards for long service

Little Bear’s Nursery was founded in 2004 by Shona O’Neill, a teacher with +25 years of Early Years experience. Since becoming a mother herself, the launch of Little Bear’s fulfilled a long-held passion to open a high-quality nursery providing a safe, secure and nurturing environment for children to develop and learn.

Over the years, Little Bear’s has grown into a group of London-based nurseries. We provide care for children aged 3 months to 5 years within our nurseries.

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